Category Archives: Blogology

Blog June

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Frank Norman

Apparently BlogJune is a thing. I’d not heard of it before – it’s a challenge to blog every day in June – or as often as you can manage, or comment on someone else’s blog every day The first part … Continue reading →

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Ludwig Guttmann

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Frank Norman

This is mainly a plug for my first foray onto Occam’s Corner, plus a place to list some of the sources of information that I used, and to tell the story of the chase for a missing document. I feel quite … Continue reading →

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Collecting, connecting, communicating

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Frank Norman

Librarians collect stuff. To collect is one of the most important verbs in the librarian’s instruction manual. Probably the next most important is to categorise. There is a connection between these two. We do not collect randomly but with a … Continue reading →

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Is this a post?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Frank Norman

Today is a special day on Occams Typewriter. One year ago the site burst onto the blogosphere. I had an idea to write a witty history of Occams Typewriter in the form of a Christmas carol, but I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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The importance of the ephemeral

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Frank Norman

I was given a new digital radio for Christmas, and now have radios installed in every room of my flat, meaning I can listen to my beloved Radio 4 wherever I am. This morning I was interested to hear John … Continue reading →

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Trading places

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Frank Norman

I started blogging on Nature Network in August 2008 but this will be my last post here. I am grateful to Nature Network for helping to get me started with blogging. I started as a reader and occasional commenter here, … Continue reading →

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Patience please!

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Frank Norman

I am just getting started on OT. Please be patient for a day or two.

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My Science Online London 2010 impressions

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Frank Norman

I attended the Science Online London 2010 conference (SOLo10) last week. There is a round-up of post-conference reports elsewhere on Nature Network.  This word cloud by Simon Cockell gives an idea of the key themes.  My personal highlights are below, … Continue reading →

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Truthtelling

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Frank Norman

Last month I attended an interesting and lively discussion at the City University about science journalism. On my way home I opened the book I was reading at the time and saw the the following: In the world of financial … Continue reading →

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More able type

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Frank Norman

I like to think of myself as a more able type of fellow – though with a growing tendency to be helpless, especially when it comes to hardware malfunctions. I reckon I should be able to figure out new versions … Continue reading →

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